Vacancy recovery and vacancy-hydrogen interaction in niobium and tantalum studied by positrons

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© 1985 American Physical Society (APS). This is the accepted version of the following article: Hautojarvi, P. & Huomo, H. & Puska, Martti J. & Vehanen, A. 1985. Vacancy recovery and vacancy-hydrogen interaction in niobium and tantalum studied by positrons. Physical Review B. Volume 32, Issue 7. 4326-4331. ISSN 1550-235X (electronic). DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.32.4326, which has been published in final form at http://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.32.4326.

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School of Science | A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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1985

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en

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4326-4331

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Physical Review B, Volume 32, Issue 7

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Positron-lifetime measurements in electron-irradiated pure Nb and Ta show that monovacancy migration occurs at 220 and 260 K, respectively. Hydrogen impurities can be bound to vacancies, as is experimentally observed in Ta at 70 K after low-temperature α-particle irradiation. The vacancy-hydrogen complex formation shifts the vacancy migration to higher temperatures. Vacancy-hydrogen complexes retain the capability to trap positrons. Theoretical calculations performed for hydrogen and positron states at vacancies are in agreement with experimental findings.

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vagancy-hydrogen complexes, positron states

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Hautojarvi, P. & Huomo, H. & Puska, Martti J. & Vehanen, A. 1985. Vacancy recovery and vacancy-hydrogen interaction in niobium and tantalum studied by positrons. Physical Review B. Volume 32, Issue 7. 4326-4331. ISSN 1550-235X (electronic). DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.32.4326.